This from David Gibson:
It is with immense sadness that I have been asked by his wife Eileen to let you know that our colleague and my great friend Geoff Beech passed away suddenly last Saturday. I have so many happy memories of working with Geoff over many years and I am sure he was an inspiration to us all.
I am so grateful to have known him and his memory will live on with me always.
The funeral is at Exeter Crematorium on Friday 28th November at 1230.

🇳🇿🌿🕊️WAKE PLANS🕊️🌿🇳🇿

Time: 13:30-16:30 (1.30pm-4.30pm)

Venue: The Apollo bar and restaurant)

Address:
13-19 Clapham Old Town,
London, SW4 0JT

Contacts:
Tel: 020 3827 1213
Web: https://apolloarms.co.uk/

A major news item on the BBC News site:-

More here.

🇳🇿 🌿 A Service to Celebrate the Life of Nigel Charters 🌿

A service to celebrate Nigel’s life will take place at midday on Friday 28th November at St Paul’s Church, Rectory Grove, Clapham Old Town, London SW4 0DZ. (A private burial will follow afterwards.)

For those unable to attend in person, a live stream will be available so that friends and family - especially those back home in New Zealand, in South America, France, the US, and around the world - can join the service from afar. Login details will be shared here closer to the date.

Venue details for the wake, which will immediately follow the church service and be held nearby in Clapham, are still being finalised and will be posted soon.

Thank you for all the kind messages, memories, photographs and support. They mean a great deal to everyone who loved Nigel 🕊️.

John Simpson has posted on X
Just heard the sad news that John Osman, the doyen of BBC foreign correspondents and an inspiration to people like me, has died.  A life really well lived.  Farewell dear friend.

This from John Rossetti on the 'Memories of working at BBC Television Centre' site:  

It is with much regret and sadness that I pass on a message from John Bermingham today that his father Alan has recently died.
Alan was a long term friend and TV lighting guru, senior lecturer at BBC Wood Norton. He will be sadly missed by many in our industry, many who owe their careers to Alan.

Bob Prabhu shared the news today that the widely respected and well known BBC News sound recordist, Colin Jones, has died:

It is with much sadness that I have to say that my one time sound recordist, Colin Jones, died last night in Bangor, Wales. He was 70.
I have happy memories of Colin as my fellow working colleague. We worked together in May 1990, soon after the Romania revolution.

Mike's daughters, Charli and Madeleine, have posted this on his Facebook feed:

It’s with great sadness that I write this to let you know our dear Father passed away on Thursday 16th. Dad suffered a stroke in the early hours of Saturday morning (October 11th) and sadly wasn’t able to pull through. You will be pleased to know he kept his wonderful sense of humour right until the end.
My sister and I want to thank everyone for the overwhelming support as we process his passing. We love him so much and are grateful for all of the amazing times we have shared with him.
We will have a private family cremation for Dad on Thursday this week. According to his wishes, half of his ashes will remain here in NZ with the other half returning to his beloved home, England.
Following the private ceremony on Thursday afternoon, we will be holding a memorial for Dad. Please let me know if you are interested in attending. Feel free to message me on Dad’s Facebook.
We look forward to hearing your stories of your time with Dad. If we can’t celebrate Dad with you in person, please do share your stories here on Facebook. x
With love - Charlotte and Madeleine

Bob Prabhu has posted this on the BBC TVC site: Retired News Producer, Sue Emmett informed me that last Tuesday (14/10/2025) the popular One and Six program Producer Debbie Stacey died from lung cancer. She never smoked. She was only 66.
There will be no funeral as she donated her body to medical science.
Rest in Peace Debbie.

Hello everyone!

I'm trying to trace Fred (surname possibly Malott?) who worked in film processing at BBC HQ in Glasgow in the late 70s. He was known as 'Big Fred'.

I know he was at the BBC in 1978 for sure, but also possibly before or after this year.

Hopefully someone remembers him! Any help much appreciated.

Kind Regards
Ryan